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enmity
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ill will; hatred; hostility
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ennui
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boredom; listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; CF. annoy
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enormity
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hugeness (in a bad sense); excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous
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enrapture
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please intensely; fill with rapture and delight
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ensconce
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settle comfortably; place comfortably (in a secure place)
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ensue
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follow (as a result)
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entail
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make necessary; require; necessitate; involve; limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs; Ex. entail A on/upon B
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enterprise
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willingness to take new ventures; initiative; business organization; plan (that is difficult or daring); Ex. their latest enterprise to sail round the world in a small boat
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enterprising
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full of initiative; showing enterprise
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enthrall
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capture; enslave; captivate; hold the complete attention of (as if magic); hold spellbound
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entice
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lure; persuade to do (something wrong); attract; tempt
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entity
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real being
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entomology
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study of insects
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entourage
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group of attendants; retinue; CF. surround
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entrance
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put under a spell(condition caused by magical power); carry away(fill with strong feeling) with emotion; put into a trance; fill with delight
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entreat
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plead; ask earnestly
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entree(entr'ee)
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entrance; a way in; right to enter; main dish of a meal; Ex. entree into the exclusive circle
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entrepreneur
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businessperson (who assumes the risk of a business venture); contractor; ADJ. entrepreneurial
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enumerate
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list; mention one by one
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enunciate
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announce; proclaim; utter or speak, especially distinctly; pronounce clearly; articulate; Ex. This theory was first enunciated by him.
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environ
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enclose; surround; N. environs: surrounding area (as of a city)
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eon(aeon)
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long period of time; an age; longest division of geologic time containing two or more eras
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epaulet(epaulette)
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ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform, etc.)
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ephemeral
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short-lived; fleeting
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epic
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long heroic poem, novel, or similar work of art (celebrating the feats of a hero); ADJ: (of stories or events) resembling an epic; grand
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epicure
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connoisseur of food and drink; gourmet; ADJ. epicurean; CF. Epicurus
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Epicurean
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believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided; N.
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epigram
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witty thought or saying, usually short
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epilogue
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short speech at conclusion of dramatic work
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episodic
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(of a story or play) loosely connected; made up of separate and loosely connected parts; N. episode: incident in the course of an experience
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epistemologist
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philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge; N. epistemology
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epitaph
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inscription in memory of a dead person (as on a tombstone)
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epithet
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word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing; descriptive phrase to characterize a person (often contemptous)
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epitome
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perfect example or embodiment; brief summary; Ex. epitome of good manners; V. epitomize: make an epitome of; be an epitome of; embody
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epoch
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period of time
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equable
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tranquil; of even calm temper; (of temperature) steady; uniform
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equanimity
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calmness of temperament; composure
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equestrian
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rider on horseback; ADJ.
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equilibrium
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balance of opposing forces; balance of the mind; equanimity
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equine
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resembling a horse; Ex. equine face
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equinox
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period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn; Ex. vernal/autumnal equinox; ADJ. equinoctial
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equipoise
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balance; balancing force; equilibrium
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equitable
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fair; impartial; OP. inequitable
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equity
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fairness; justice; OP. inequity
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equivocal
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(of words or statements) ambiguous; intentionally misleading; (of behavior) questionable; OP. unequivocal
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equivocate
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use equivocal language to deceive people; lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth; N. equivocation
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erode
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eat away; wear away gradually by abrasion; Ex. The sea erodes the rocks.
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erotic
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pertaining to passionate love or sexual love
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errant
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wandering (esp. in search of adventure); straying from proper moral standards; Ex. knight-errant
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erratic
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odd; irregular in movement or behavior; unpredictable
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erroneous
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mistaken; wrong; incorrect
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erudite
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(of a person or book) learned; full of learning; scholarly; N. erudition
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escapade
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prank; flighty conduct; reckless adventure that disobeys rules
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eschew
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avoid habitually; Ex. eschew alcoholic drinks
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esoteric
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hard to understand; known only to the chosen few, esp. initiates; N. esoterica
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espionage
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spying
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espouse
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adopt; support (an idea or aim); marry; N. espousal
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esteem
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respect; value; judge; N.
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estimable
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(of a person) worthy of esteem; admirable; deserving esteem; possible to estimate
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estranged
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separated; alienated; V. estrange: alienate (people in a family); N. estrangement
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ethereal
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like a spirit or fairy; unearthly light; heavenly; unusually refined; Ex. She has an ethereal beauty; CF. ether: upper air
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ethnic
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relating to races
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ethnology
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study of humankind; study of the different races of human beings; CF. anthropology
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ethos
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underlying character of a culture, group, etc.; character or ideas peculiar to a specific person, group, or culture; Ex. the company ethos
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etymology
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study of word parts; study of the origins of words
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eugenic
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pertaining to the improvement of race; N. eugenics: study of hereditary improvement of the human race
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eulogistic
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praising; full of eulogy
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eulogy
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expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death; V. eulogize
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euphemism
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mild expression in place of an unpleasant one; ADJ. euphemistic
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euphony
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sweet sound; ADJ. euphonious
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euphoria
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feeling of exaggerated or unfounded(ungrounded; baseless) well-being; feeling of great happiness or well-being (when unreasonable); ADJ. euphoriaric
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euthanasia
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mercy killing
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evanescent
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fleeting; vanishing; soon disappearing; V. evanesce
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evasive
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not frank; trying to hide the truth; eluding; evading; V. evade: avoid (a duty or responsibility) or escape from by deceit
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evenhanded
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impartial; fair
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eventual
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happening at last as a result; Ex. eventual victory
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evince
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show clearly
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evocative
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tending to call up (emotions, memories)
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evoke
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call forth (memory or feeling); Ex. That old film evoked memories of my childhood; N. evocation
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ewe
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female sheep
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exacerbate
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worsen; aggravate; embitter
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exact
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demand and obtain by force; Ex. exact a promise from him; N. exaction
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exacting
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extremely demanding; Ex. exacting standard of safety
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exalt
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raise in rank or dignity; praise highly; inspire; Ex. exalt the imagination; ADJ. exalted; N. exaltation
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exasperate
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vex; annoy or make angry (by testing the patience)
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except
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exclude; N. exception: objection; exclusion; ADJ. exceptional: unusual; of unusually high quality
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exceptionable
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objectionable; likely to cause dislike; offensive; CF. unexceptionable: entirely acceptable
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excerpt
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selected passage (written or musical) taken from a longer work; V.
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exchequer
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treasury; Ex. Chancellor of the exchequer
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excise
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cut away; cut out; N: government tax on good produced and used inside a country; N. excision
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exclaim
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cry out suddenly; N. exclamation; ADJ. exclamatory
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excoriate
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scold with biting harshness; censure strongly; strip the skin off
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exculpate
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clear from blame or guilt
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execrable
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very bad; detestable
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execrate
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curse; express abhorrence for; detest
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execute
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put into effect; carry out; kill as a lawful punishment; N. execution
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executioner
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person administering capital punishment
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executive
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person having administrative authority; one branch of government executing laws; ADJ: relating to executing
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executor
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person designated to execute the terms of a will;
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exegesis
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explanation, especially of biblical(of the bible) passages
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exemplary
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serving as a model; outstanding; Ex. exemplary punishment/behavior; N. exemplar: typical example; model
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exemplify
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show by example; furnish an example; serve as an example of; Ex. His pictures exemplify that sort of painting.
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exempt
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not subject to a duty or obligation; free from a duty; V.
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exertion
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effort; expenditure of much physical work; V. exert oneself: make a great effort
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exhale
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breathe out; OP. inhale
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exhilarating
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invigorating and refreshing; cheering; V. exhilarate: make cheerful and excited; Ex. exhilarated by the ride in the sports car
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exhort
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urge (by strong argument or advice); Ex. The general exhorted his men to fight bravely; N. exhortation
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exhume
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dig out of the ground; remove from a grave
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exigency
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urgent situation; ADJ. exigent
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exiguous
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small in amount; minute
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existential
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pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of existentialism
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exodus
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departure (of a large number of people)
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exonerate
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acquit; exculpate; free from blame or guilt
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exorbitant
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(of costs or demands) excessive; exceeding reasonable bounds
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exorcise
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drive out evil spirits
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exotic
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not native; from another part of the world; strange; intriguingly unusual; Ex. exotic flower/dress
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expansive
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(of a person) outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size
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expatiate
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talk at length; speak or write in detail
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expatriate
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exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land; V: exile; banish; leave one's country
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expedient
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suitable (for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct); practical; politic(prudent); N: something expedient
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expedite
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hasten; make go faster
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expeditious
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done with speed; quick; N. expedition
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expenditure
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payment or expense; expending; something expended; output; Ex. receipt for the expenditure; Ex. expenditure of all the energy
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expertise
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specialized knowledge (in a particular field); expert skill
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expiate
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make amends for (a sin)
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expletive
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meaningless word; interjection; profane oath; swear-word
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explicate
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explain in detail; interpret; clarify; CF. explicable
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explicit
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totally clear; definite; outspoken
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exploit
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make use of, sometimes unjustly; N. exploitation
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exploit
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brave and successful act; deed or action, particularly a brave deed; CF. crossing the Atlantic ocean
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expos'e
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public revelation of something discreditable
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expository
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explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition
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expostulation
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protest; remonstrance; reasoning with someone to correct or dissuade; V. expostulate
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exposure
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risk, particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open; Ex. exposure of governmental corruption
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expound
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explain
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expropriate
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take possession of (often for public use and without payment)
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expunge
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cancel; remove a word or name (from a book or list); erase
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expurgate
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clean; remove offensive parts of a book
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exquisite
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delicate; very finely made; extremely beautiful; Ex. exquisite piece of jewelry
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extant
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(of something written or painted) still in existence
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extemporaneous
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not planned; impromptu; extempore
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extenuate
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weaken; mitigate; lessen the seriousness of (bad behavior)
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extirpate
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root up; uproot; destroy completely
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extol
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praise very highly; glorify
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extort
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wring from; get money by threats, etc.; obtain by force or threats; CF. extortionate: exorbitant
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extradition
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surrender of prisoner by one state to another; Ex. extradition treaty; V. extradite
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extraneous
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not essential; irrelevant; superfluous; external; coming from the outside; Ex. extraneous details/noise/to the subject
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extrapolation
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projection; conjecture; V. extrapolate: infer (unknown information) from known information
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extricate
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free from an entanglement or difficulty; disentangle
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extrinsic
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external; not essential or inherent; extraneous; OP. intrinsic
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extrovert
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person interested mostly in external objects and actions
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extrude
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force or push out; thrust out; shape (plastic or metal) by forcing through a die
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exuberance
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overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness; ADJ. exuberant: high-spirited and lively; growing abundantly and strongly
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exude
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flow out slowly; discharge (gradually); give forth; N. exudation
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exult
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rejoice
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fabricate
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build; lie; make up (a story) in order to deceive; Ex. fabricate the whole story; CF. fabric: underlying structure; Ex. fabric of society
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facade(fa\c{c}ade)
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front or face (of building); superficial or false appearance
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facet
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small plane surface (of a gem(precious stone)); a side
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facetious
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joking (often inappropriately); unserious; humorous
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facilitate
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help bring about; make less difficult
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facsimile
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copy
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faction
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party; clique (within a large group); dissension
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factious
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inclined to form factions; causing dissension
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factitious
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artificial; produced artificially; sham; false; Ex. factitious tears
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factotum
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handyman; person who does all kinds of work; CF. do everything
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faculty
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mental or bodily powers; teaching staff
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fake
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not genuine; N: one that is not genuine; impostor; sham; V: counterfeit; Ex. fake the results of the experiment/the signature
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fallacious
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false; based on a fallacy; misleading; N. fallacy: false idea or notion; false reasoning; Ex. popular fallacy; Ex. fallacy of the argument
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fallible
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liable to err
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fallow
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(of land) plowed but not sowed (to improve the quality); uncultivated
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falsify
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make (something written) false by changing
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falter
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hesitate; weaken in purpose or action; walk or move unsteadily through weakness; N.
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fanaticism
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excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic
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fancied
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imagined; unreal
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fancier
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breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest, as for raising specific plant or animal
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fanciful
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whimsical; visionary; imaginary; produced by imagination; Ex. fanciful scheme
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fancy
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imagination (of a whimsical or fantastic nature); capricious liking; V: imagine; be fond of; ADJ. decorative; elaborate
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fanfare
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call by bugles or trumpets; showy display; spectacular public display
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farce
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broad comedy; mockery; humorous play full of silly things happening; ADJ. farcical
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far-fetched
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too improbable to be believed; implausible; Ex. far-fetched story
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fashion
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give shape to; make; Ex. fashion the pot out of clay
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fastidious
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difficult to please; squeamish; fussy; finicky
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fatalism
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belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one's control; ADJ. fatalistic; CF. fatal: causing death
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fathom
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comprehend; investigate; determine the depth of; N. unit of measurement for the depth of water
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fathomless
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too deep to be measured or understood; unfathomable
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fatuous
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smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly; N. fatuity, fatuousness
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fauna
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animals of a period or region; CF. flora
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favoritism
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display of partiality toward a favored person
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fawning
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courting favor by cringing and flattering; V. fawn: exhibit affection as a dog; seek favor or attention by obsequiousness
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faze
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disconcert; dismay; embarrass
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feasible
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practical; able to be carried out; practicable
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feature
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distinctive part of the faces (as the eyes or mouth); features: overall appearance of the face; prominent or distinctive quality; prominent article; film; V: make prominent
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febrile
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feverish
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fecundity
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fertility; fruitfulness; ADJ. fecund: very productive of crops or young
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feebleminded
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deficient in intelligence; very stupid
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feign
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pretend
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feint
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trick; shift; sham blow; feigned attack to draw away defensive action; V.
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felicitous
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(of a word or remark) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
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felicity
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happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.); quality of being felicitous
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feline
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of a member of the cat family; N.
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fell
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cruel; (of a disease) deadly
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fell
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cut or knock down (a tree or a person); bring down (with a missile)
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felon
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person convicted of a grave crime; CF. felony: serious crime
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feral
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(of an animal) not domestic; wild
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ferment
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agitation; commotion(noisy and excited activity); unrest (of a political kind); V. produce by fermentation; undergo fermentation; cause (a state of trouble)
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fermentation
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chemical reaction that splits complex organic compounds; unrest; agitation
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ferocious
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fierce; violent; N. ferocity
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ferret
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drive or hunt out of hiding; hunt with ferrets; drive out (as from a hiding place); expel; uncover or discover by searching; Ex. ferret out the secret; N. small fierce animal which catches rats and rabbits by going into their holes
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fertile
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producing many young, fruits, or seeds; (of land) producing good crops; V. fertilize
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fervent
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ardent; zealous; hot
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fervid
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ardent; zealous; hot
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fervor
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glowing ardor; intensity of feeling; quality of being fervent or fervid; zeal; intense heat
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fester
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rankle; produce irritation or resentment; (of a cut or wound) generate pus or rot; Ex. His insult festered in my mind for days.
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festive
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joyous; celebratory; relating to a feast or festival
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fete
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honor at a festival; celebrate or honor with a feast; N. (outdoor) festival or feast; CF. feast
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fetid
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malodorous; foul
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fetish
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object believed to have spiritual powers; object of excessive attention or reverence; CF. fetishism
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fetter
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shackle; restrict the freedom of; N. chain or shackle for the foot of a prisoner; CF. foot
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feud
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bitter prolonged quarrel (usually between two peoples or families); V. CF. Romeo and Juliet; CF. feudal, feudalism
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fiasco
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total failure; CF. bottle
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fiat
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command; arbitrary order; Ex. presidential fiat; CF. let it be done
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fickle
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changeable (in affections or friendship); faithless
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fictitious
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imaginary; non-existent; purposely invented to deceive; untrue; Ex. fictitious name/boyfriend; CF. fictional
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fidelity
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loyalty; accuracy
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fiend
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evil spirit; devil
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figment
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invention; something invented; imaginary thing; Ex. figment of your imagination
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figurative
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not literal but metaphorical; using a figure(impression) of speech
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figurine
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small ornamental statuette(very small statue)
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filch
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steal (things of small value)
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filial
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pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter; Ex. filial respect
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filibuster
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block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking body by making very slow long speeches; N; freebooter
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filigree
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delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork
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filing
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particle removed by a file
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filth
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dirty matter; ADJ. filthy
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finale
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conclusion; concluding part
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finery
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beautiful clothes for a special occasion
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finesse
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delicate skill; V: handle with finesse
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finicky
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too particular; fussy; difficult to please; too concerned with unimportant details or quality; Ex. finicky about her food
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finish
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surface texture; completeness of execution
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finished
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properly made and complete; Ex. finished product/performance
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finite
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limited
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firebrand
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piece of burning wood; hothead; troublemaker; person who stirs up trouble
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fissure
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crevice; crack
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fit
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sudden outburst of an illness or feeling; convulsion caused by epilepsy
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fitful
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spasmodic; intermittent; irregular
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flaccid
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flabby; lacking firmness; weak; Ex. flaccid muscles
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flag
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droop; grow feeble; decline in vigor or strength; ADJ. flagging; CF. unflagging
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flagrant
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conspicuously wicked, bad, or offensive; blatant; outrageous
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flail
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beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle
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flair
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talent
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